Mira Keller

Photo by: Brady Paitrick

Class:
Junior
Position:
Free/Back/IM/Fly
Height:
5-7
High School:
Niagara Wheatfield High School
Hometown:
Buffalo, NY

Career Notes

Ranks T-9th in team history for the 100 back (53.59) and 7th for the 200 back (1:55.47)

Honors and Awards

2026 CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American
2026 Academic All-Big Ten

2025-26 Sophomore Season: CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American...Academic All-Big Ten...Iowa Dual: placed 6th in 200 Y Back (2:04.87) and 4th in 100 Y Back (57.17)... Wisconsin Dual: competed in 100 Y Back (55.32) and placed 7th in 100 Y Fly (56.16)... Minnesota Invitational: placed 6th in 200 Y Back (1:57.62), 10th in 100 Y Back (54.53), and 23rd in 200 Y IM (2:05.54)... Tampa / Notre Dame Tri-Dual: placed 4th in 200 Y Back (2:01.18), 5th in 100 Y Back (56.18), and competed in 50 Y Back (26.51)... St Thomas / South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed 3rd in 100 Y Fly (57.59)... Northwestern / Purdue Tri-Dual: placed 2nd in 200 Y Back (1:56.85), 8th in 100 Y Back (54.65), and competed in 50 Y Back (25.47)... Minnesota First Chance Meet: placed 1st in 100 Y Fly (55.27)... Big Tens: placed 13th in 200 Y Back (1:55.47), 20th in 100 Y Back (53.59), and 47th in 100 Y Fly (55.23).

2024-25 Freshman Season: First Chance Meet: first in 200 IM (2:04.36), 200 back (1:57.44) and third in 100 back (55.14) ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: fourth in 200 back (1:56.79) and sixth in 200 IM (2:03.77) ... Arizona Dual: seventh in 200 free (1:51.89), and fourth in 200 back (2:00.15) ... Minnesota Invite: 24th in the 200 IM (2:05.66), 17th in 100 back (55.14), 11th in 200 back (1:58.17) ... Wisconsin Dual: fifth in 200 back (1:58.15) and 200 IM (2:04.02) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: fourth in 200 fly (2:09.63), and second in 400 free relay (3:29.92) ... Army Dual: second in 200 back (1:58.67)

Prep: Regent with honors graduate from Niagara Wheatfield High School ... named All-Section 2022-2023.

Personal: Daughter of Tiffney Gilday and Arthur Keller ... has one younger sibling Steven ... plans to major in Forensic Science with a minor in Spanish.

Why Minnesota: "The team and coaches were very welcoming and I felt very comfortable during my visit."